RIP Rusty

Our cat Rusty crossed the bridge at a little after 11:00 am yesterday morning 11-24-15. He was 11 years old. Its been a very sad day for me.

It's truly awful when we lose one of our loved ones. I am so sorry. I am glad you have 11 wonderful years of memories with Rusty to look back fondly on. Take care of yourself in this sad time. Thinking of you x

I hope you can find comfort here from others who can share the pain and sadness you are feeling, it always helps to talk to others who know what you are going through. I pray you can understand that you shared 11 years of love and devotion with that wonderful cat, and  can celebrate that love as it deserves to be. Keep in mind he would never want you to be so sad, and please let your precious memories comfort you when you are feeling down. There are many things in this world we don't understand, and why a family member that is so loved is taken is one of the mysteries of life. Don't dwell on the death, I know how hard that is, but it brings nothing but grief. My heart goes out to you,  may you be blessed for hurting so bad from loving so much. RIP sweet Rusty, may your journey be swift to the Rainbow Bridge, and know you are forever held in a loving heart! 

I am so sorry for your loss.  Is Rusty the beautiful kitty in your avatar?

The picture is of Tuffy. I lost him many years ago to FIP. I tried to post a picture of Rusty but cant figure out how. I just updated to Windows 10 and have not got it all figured out yet. Another sad thing to me is our other 3 cats don't miss or care that Rusty is gone.

The above picture is Rusty.

What a beautiful cat, you can tell he was a special little soul. I am so sorry for your loss. 

Gentle hugs to you, I know exactly how you feel going through it twice in the last 3 years. When my sweeties went to the Rainbow Bridge the

other cats did not seem depressed, they were not all raised from being kittens together, don`t know if that is why. Rusty was a very good

looking cat. I am so sorry to hear about this. 

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss of Rusty, Tom. I remember the ordeal you went through when you lost Tuffy so soon.

RIP, Rusty.

I am so saddened by your loss.  Try not to be too bothered about the reactions of your other cats.  They are prosaic little creatures who live very much in the moment, and they may well feel things but express them in ways that we don't comprehend.  And perhaps, just perhaps, they have a knowledge that we only dimly perceive, that no parting is forever, and that there will be a meeting once again.

They are both gorgeous.  

I am so very sorry for your loss My two older cats don't seem to notice that Lucky is gone, although I do think Sara knows something is different, just can't place what. 

Rusty was beautiful!  He reminds me so much of our much-cherished big red tabby boy Bumper (he's not my avatar kitty - that is his littermate).   Exact same coloring & body type.   I really dread the day that his time will come -  I hate thinking about it because we love him so much & he brings so much joy to our household.  I try to just enjoy each day we have him.   I'm so sorry for your loss of Rusty - I'm sure he was a very special kitty.   I'm sure your other cats do notice his absence, but as someone else above said, they live very much in the moment and don't analyze things nearly to the extent that we do.  And they are very good at hiding what pain they do feel - whether it be physical or emotional pain.  They are very stoic little creatures - but I am 100% convinced that they feel things just as much as we do, just the spectrum isn't nearly as broad for them as it us.   Feel free to post any more photos and memories you have of Rusty here.  I'd love to see more of him.   I also find journaling/writing about things like this really help - it's good to just get it all out.  I hope you & your family find comfort & healing - it's such a hard thing to lose a pet, nothing really fills that void, except time.    Again, I am so sorry for your loss   

I am sorry for your loss...

Rest in peace Rusty...

(((hugs)))